The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 3, 1910
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
6:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -149
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.53° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.80° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.